esteemed

adjective

es·​teemed i-ˈstēmd 

: highly regarded

an esteemed author

my esteemed colleagues

our esteemed leader/guests

He also wrote to Richard Randolph's stepfather, the esteemed lawyer St. George Tucker …

—Garry Wills

… combined his esteemed position as a barrister with an increasingly high-profile writing career …

—Lucy Scholes

… William Allen White was widely esteemed as, in Life magazine's words, "An American Institution."

—David M. Kennedy

… her freshman year at perhaps Virginia's most esteemed university …

—Lia Russell

If, as they say, I am a Man of Letters I come, like my fellows, at the tail-end of a long once esteemed tradition in English and American writing.

—V. S. Pritchett

Synonyms

• estimable
• name
• prestigious
• recognized
• reputable
• reputed
• respectable
• respected

Examples of esteemed in a Sentence

concerned about his heart, my grandfather went to see an esteemed cardiac specialist

Recent Examples on the Web

The project is the latest in Baker's increasingly esteemed filmography, following Tangerine (2015), The Florida Project (2017), and Red Rocket (2021), with Florida even earning an Oscar nod for supporting actor Willem Dafoe. —EW.com, 30 May 2024

The journey for Friedman, an esteemed actor who has made a stellar transition into directing with this musical, has been a long one. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024

The recent forensic analysis of the remains of American Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski revealed that the esteemed general had actually been either female or intersex. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024

Enlisting the help of esteemed music producer Wendy Wang and an incredible all-female band, Bing found her groove. —Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 2 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined above